It can be said that a country's air show team also represents, to a certain extent, the country's comprehensive national strength, especially whether its air power is strong or not.
In Shen Huan's memory, the most shocking flight show at the second Zhuhai Air Show in 1998 was, of course, the performance performed by Da Mao's warrior air show team.
It's not that the Bayi Air Show Team can't do it, but in fact, whether it is in terms of technical level or performance of the performance aircraft, there is still a relatively big gap between it and Da Mao at this time in '98.
The Warriors are the only team in the world to use heavy fighters as performance aircraft, using SU-27 single-seat and SU-27UB two-seat fighters, with a total tonnage of 150 tons of six performance aircraft.
Of course, on the livery of the performance machine, the Warrior Air Show Team is also very shocking, it uses a red arrow-shaped decoration, and the host is very dynamic.
The red star and the golden sunburst on the hanging tail are the motifs of the Russian Air Force.
The group stunts of the Warrior Air Show Team include the famous "Nesterov somersault", "afterburner circle", "jump half roll reversal", "head to head falling and falling sharply", "tulip blossoms" and so on.
All this is due to the excellent maneuverability of the Su-27 fighter.
Of course, in comparison, China's Bayi flight demonstration team is inferior, after all, the J-7EB is still a second-generation aircraft.
At this air show, that is, the sudden appearance of the J-7 Flying Leopard fighter-bomber, the whole world was shocked, because this leopard in the air was much better and more domineering than the previous air beauty J-8 II fighter.
Although it cannot be compared with Su Erqi in terms of maneuverability, it can already compete with one of them in terms of maneuverability.
And the flying leopard's flight performance is actually better than the J-82, circling, climbing and other actions are powerful and powerful, and later the pilot of Da Mao also commented that the flying leopard fighter-bomber does not look like a fighter-bomber at all, but a real fighter.
When Shen Huan and the others arrived at Zhuhai Airport, it was the day before the opening of the air show, looking down from the air, Shen Huan saw at a glance that on the apron of the air show, there was indeed a Flying Leopard fighter bomber, although it was covered with canvas, but Shen Huan recognized it at a glance through its outline.
Shen Huan is also very excited in his heart, the Flying Leopard will become the most eye-catching star model at this year's air show, and there is no aircraft that can compare with it.
Because it is the first time it has been publicly unveiled, it represents the latest level of China's aviation industry.
And the Flying Leopard also has a plan that it can be exported, so it has a name called FBC1, although it was not sold to any country except China, but it cannot be denied that it is indeed a good fighter, but it was born a little later.
However, the Flying Leopard fighter-bomber can be regarded as a very suitable fighter-bomber for China, and the new Flying Leopard that has been improved later has quite comprehensive ground and sea attack capabilities, and is equipped with a multi-functional fire control radar, fly-by-wire control system, and terrain tracking system, which can be called a third-generation fighter-bomber.
Not only that, the precision-guided weapons mounted on the Flying Leopard have also been fully domestically produced, such as KD-88 TV-guided missiles, YJ-91 anti-radiation missiles, and Thunder laser-guided bombs.
With a bomb load of seven tons and a combat radius of more than 1,200 kilometers, its comprehensive combat power is not much inferior to that of the Su-30 imported later.
It's just that the export performance of the Flying Leopard fighter-bomber is zero, and this is mainly due to some international political reasons, and it is such a large offensive weapon, and those small countries will definitely be warned and threatened by the United States if they want to buy it.
Of course, on the other hand, it is also due to the low output of Flying Leopard's engines, and at the same time, China's navy and air force have to be equipped in large quantities, and there is not much spare capacity to meet export sales, and it is indeed not suitable for those small countries, and it is impossible for big countries to buy fighters from China. …… Early the next morning, Shen Huan and the others followed Chief Tang Weiwen into the Zhuhai Air Show site.
At this time, there are not many visitors, because the first few days of each Zhuhai Air Show are professional days, and the last three days are public days.
That is to say, the people who can enter the air show site now are professionals in the aerospace field, as well as those professional enthusiasts.
It is relatively difficult to apply for tickets for professional visitors to the air show, and the price is relatively high.
You don't have to be a professional to get it, ordinary people can also apply, but the price is twice as expensive.
Of course, Shen Huan and the others didn't need tickets at all, they went in as members of the manufacturer's delegation with Mr.
Tang.
Ordinary people can also buy professional tickets, because in this way there will be a more comfortable environment, after all, it will not be crowded.
Of course, there are also advantages to buying a professional ticket, for example, you can see more exciting air shows, those famous air show teams generally perform on professional days, and air shows on public days are generally not so exciting.
Of course, there is also the fact that the weapons and planes of those stars can only be seen up close on professional days.
For example, the Flying Leopard fighter-bomber, as well as the later fifth-generation heavy stealth fighter, were unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show, all on professional days.
Shen Huan's eyes were still attracted by the flying leopard covered with sails in the parking area, and Chief Engineer Tang Weiwen also discovered this, so he asked, "Shen Gong, what are you looking at?"
” Shen Huan said excitedly: "Master Tang, there is a fighter plane covered with cloth over there, I think it is the Flying Leopard fighter-bomber designed by you, right?"
” Chief Master Tang Weiwen said in surprise: "You can see it?
” The people next to him also looked at Shen Huan in shock, they didn't expect Shen Huan to recognize the new fighter designed by Chief Tang from such a distance, you must know that the flying leopard is making its first public appearance, and now it is still covered with cloth, except for the engineers from the 603 Institute and Xifei can recognize it, I am afraid that few people can see it.
Shen Huan nodded and said: "Yes, I remember its outline very clearly, and besides, ordinary fighters don't have such a tall and burly body as it, it looks like it stands out from the crowd there, and it feels different at a glance!"
” The fighter he designed was praised in front of others, and Chief Engineer Tang Weiwen also laughed: "Yes, in my eyes, it is indeed the most beautiful and powerful fighter-bomber!"
I believe it will be an important member of our national air power.
Now the biggest problem it is facing is that the turbofan nine engine has not yet been finalized and mass-produced, and if the domestic power problem is solved in the future, I believe it will be able to be equipped in large quantities.
And when the time comes, we can also build a pulsating production line for it, which is exciting to think about!
” Indeed, with the pulsating production line, the output of the Flying Leopard fighter-bomber can be greatly increased, so that this fighter, which was born a little late, can be put into service as soon as possible, which is the biggest role of the pulsating production line.